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Le Ciment du Sahel's quarry extension is put on hold

Residents of Bandia, a town east of Dakar, Senegal, are concerned about Le Ciment du Sahel's plans to extend its qua...

Brazilian sales up 9% in October

Cement sales in Brazil totalled 5.2Mt in October 2019, representing a 9.2 per cent increase when compared with Octob...

North Korea steps up industrial production

North Korean cement companies are among industrial firms being urged to increase production of building materials to...

Kuwait Portland Cement 3Q profit down 75%

Kuwait Portland Cement Co reported a 75 per cent decline in net profit in the third quarter of 2019. The company ach...

Slovakian cement companies to receive compensation over electricity prices

A total of EUR40m is to be redistributed to 76 energy-intensive companies in Slovakia, including the cement sector. ...

Chia Hsin Cement reports 1% fall in revenues in Oct

Taiwan-based Chia Hsin Cement Corp posted a revenue of TWD176.789m (US$5.8m) in October 2019, slipped 0.9 per cent w...

Taiheiyo sees 7% drop in 1H net profits

Taiheiyo Cement reported a 1.7 per cent decline in group revenues to JPY431.39bn (US$3.95bn) in the first half of FY...

The India Cements Ltd may put capex plans on hold

The India Cements Ltd said it may need to put its capital expenditure plans on the backburner if the current economi...

India’s demand growth shifts gear

The April-June 2019 quarter saw India’s cement growth slow, putting the brakes on a long spell of double-digit advan...

Cementarnica Usje sees 21% net profit rise

North Macedonia-based Cementarnica Usje reported a 21 per cent YoY consolidated net profit rise to MKD939.8m (US$16....